In order to get the best flight time and performance it important to know how to go about choosing the best Lipo battery. If you don’t know what a LiPo battery is then its best to check our our Lipo battery guide to learn some of the key concepts and what the numbers mean as I will make use of them in this tutorial.

Like most components on a drone, they are related to other components, and the battery is no exception. The correct battery mainly depends on the size of your drone, and the type and number of motors you use. In this guide we will discuss how to ensure your battery will work properly with your drone system before you buy it.

Knowing what size battery you need

To get the longest flight times you should use the largest battery (in terms of capacity) that you possibly can, but still keep within the maximum takeoff weight of your drone. For more details on finding out what your maximum takeoff weight is for your drone have a look at our guide on how to choose motors, propellers and ESC for your drone. The other thing to take into account is the physical size of the battery, as depending on what drone you are using you will only need be able to fit a battery of a certain size.

Battery Discharge Rate and Capacity

Probably the most important, but often overlooked factor to is the check the battery discharge C rating is the optimum for your drone. Using a discharge rate (C rating) that is too low, can result in your battery being damaged, and your drone under-performing the battery cant release current fast enough to power your motors properly. Since higher C rating batteries are heavier, if the battery you are using has a C rating that is too high, you will just be carrying extra weight around that you dont need, ultimately reducing the flight time.

How to calculate the maximum continuous current output for your battery

In order to know what the total current draw of your drone system is, we cab calculated it based on this simple formula:

For a example, we have a 5100mAh 3 cell Lipo battery with a 10C rating. To find the maximum continuous amp draw, we first convert the 5100mAh to 5.1Ah, and multiply that number by 10C, to give a total continuous output of

(5.1 x 10) = 51A

How to find the optimum C rating
As choosing the battery is often the last step to building your own drone, we will already know what motors and ESC we are using. Since the motors will draw the most amount of energy from your battery we can base our calculation around this.

By looking at the specs of your motors, in particular the thrust data tables you will be able to see what the motors maximum current draw is. As an example, our quadcopter (4 motors) weighs about 2Kg in total (with battery and all other equipment), the quadcopter will hover when each motor products about 500g of thrust. Since we are using the MT2213 motors 1.4k with 10 inch propellers we can look at the thrust table to see the motors current draw at maximum thrust, which turns out to be just under 10A.

Other equipment such as your autopilot and FPV gear will all draw a few miliAmps so their effect can be considered negligible, but to be safe lets add another 1A to the total current draw to round it to 41A. So this will be our maximum current draw during hover. So the 5100mah 10C battery we mentioned previously would work just fine since its current output is 51A, however we could get away with using a lower C rating closer to perhaps 8C to have an even lighter battery. However it is uncommon to find batteries with C ratings lower than 10C.

In order to get the most flight time, we could get a battery with a current output of just over 25A. However in reality we will often fly at higher throttle values during a climb, or if there is a strong wind so at various stages in the flight our current draw might be higher than this, which could damage the battery.

The battery C rating depends on the capacity
There is no fixed C rating that you will need to use as the maximum current output of a battery depends on the capacity and C rating. Typically the smaller the capacity of a battery, the higher the C rating needs to be, this is why for many high capacity multi-rotor batteries you will find very low C ratings in the range of 10-15C.

How much capacity do I need?
Now that you know the required current draw from your battery, the capacity and C rating can be found. In general its best to get teh highest possible capacity battery that you can, which still keeping the total weight of your quadcopter including the battery and other equipment at aroung 50-70% of the maximum motor thrust.

So sticking to our quadcopter example, we know that 50% thrust is around 500g per motor (or 2Kg thrust in total). Our frame, electronics and motors weight come to 1.2Kg. That leaves 800-1000g that we can use for the battery. So you should try to find the highest capacity LiPo that you can find that weights less than this.

Battery Voltage (cell count)

The battery voltage, or cell count is another important decision that you will need to make. Higher voltage batteries allow your motors to produce more power, however the higher voltage batteries are heavier since they contain more cells.

There is no golden rule to follow when it comes to battery voltage, but the way you can find the best voltage for your drone is to look through your motor thrust data tables and compare the efficiency. You will find that motors are generally more efficient and powerful when using higher cell count lipos (higher voltage), but some of the efficiency bonus is negated by the increase in weight and cost of the battery. So depending on how many motors you are using you will need to choose what is best for your current setup.

One thing to bear in mind is to also make sure that your motors/ESC and other electronics are able to support the voltage of your battery. Some motors will only support a specific cell count lipo, or a specific range of voltages which might make the decision easier.

Battery Connectors

Soldering battery connectors can be a real pain, so it is a good idea to try find a battery connector that you like, and stick to it. That allows you to swap batteries easily, and if you decide to build another drone in the future you can use the same batteries. Common connectors include Deans/Tplug, XT60, and also EC3 connectors. For more information on battery connectors and wires check out our connector guide.

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Number of batteries

The number of batteries you decide to use on your drone does not ultimately make much difference as there are pros and cons of using more batteries. Firstly using more batteries has an added layer of safety as if one battery should fail, you still have another that you can use to quickly land. Also if you have the flexibility of replacing one battery if one of them gets older than the other. Charging time can be reduced if you have two chargers as each one can charge at the same time. However using two batteries can be more complex to mount and wire and buying two batteries can sometimes be more expensive than buying one. So ultimately using one or more batteries comes down to the drone your are using and your own preference. highly recommend tattu UAV drone lipo battery for all of you guys.

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What is the best battery brand?

I am sure that everyone will agree that a battery plays a very important role in your drone system, so here are a few brands that stand out in terms of quality and performance its silly to safe a few pounds only for your entire drone to crash due to a failed battery. With batteries is is usualy true that you get what you pay for. Some cheaper batteries that may be the same on paper in terms of specifications dont always last as long and the performance starts to drop after several charge/discharge cycles, whereas other top brand batteries take much longer to start showing signs of aging. Also some cheaper batteries experience large voltage drops as the capacity gets low which further reduce flight times. But then again you can argue that a cheaper battery might not last as long, but you can replace it more often since its cheaper. Either way here are a few of our suggested battery brands based on experience.

GensAce and TATTU batteriesGensAce batteries are one of the top LiPo battery manufacturers around in terms of performance and quality in general. However if you are are after some professional level batteries I can highly recommend the GensAce TATTU series of Lipos. All TATTU batteries have passed the UN 38.3 battery test which is the highest quality standard test for lithium polymer batteries, something that most other manufacturers don’t test. These batteries are abit more expensive that other brands, but they are worth paying abit more for, especially if you are carrying expensive equipment on your drone.

Turnigy/Multistar
Turnigy (hobbyking) are very popular because they offer great performance for very low prices. I have used many of these batteries and they do work well. However these batteries dont seem to hold out as well as gens-ace in terms of charging/discharging cycle life, and voltage drop. But still these batteries are great value for money but better suited for cheaper hobby / beginner drone builds.

Do you have any battery brands that you like to use? Let me know so I can add it to the list.

Looking after your LiPo batteries

Also you should make sure to check out our battery care guide to ensure your battery will be used safely and last a long time.

Are you looking for lipo battery size chart? You come to the right place here, below are a general chart of cell and lipo battery pack, include capacity, dimensions, Voltages, discharge rate, weight, width, height, height, Configuration etc.

Table of Contents

Standard LiPo Battery Size Chart

Hight drain LiPo Battery Size Chart

Large Capacity LiPo Battery Size Chart

Lipo Battery Pack Size Chart

Standard LiPo Battery Size Chart

Capacity
(mAh)

Dimensions(mm)

Weight
(g)

Thickness

Width

Height

150

3.8

20.0

31.5

4.5

250

4.0

20.0

41.5

6.0

250

5.0

19.0

34.5

5.5

300

5.0

22.0

34.5

7.0

400

6.0

22.0

34.5

8.0

400

3.0

34.0

51.5

9.5

400

4.0

30.0

41.5

9.0

450

5.6

24.0

38.5

10.0

450

6.8

21.0

37.5

9.0

Hight drain LiPo Battery Size Chart

Capacity
(mAh)

Dimensions(mm)

Weight
(g)

Thickness

Width

Height

6000

8.0

32.0

191.5

125

7100

9.2

45.0

136.5

138

8000

10.0

45.0

151.5

153

9000

9.5

48.0

151.5

175

10000

9.0

59.0

157.5

200

12600

8.5

70.0

171.5

250

15200

9.7

70.0

171.5

290

Large Capacity LiPo Battery Size Chart

Capacity
(mAh)

Dimensions(mm)

Weight
(g)

Thickness

Width

Height

850

6.0

24.0

65.5

18.0

1000

5.0

35.0

63.5

21.5

2000

7.5

30.0

86.5

42.5

10000

9.7

59.0

157.5

194.0

600

5.0

30.0

49.5

14.0

700

5.5

24.0

65.5

16.0

750

5.0

34.0

51.5

18.0

750

5.5

34.0

83.5

18.0

800

6.0

24.0

65.5

18.5

Lipo Battery Pack Size Chart

Capacity
mah

Voltages
V

Config

Discharge
C

Height
mm

Length
mm

Width
mm

Weight
g

300

7.4

2S1P

25

13.5

51.5

19

20

450

7.4

2S1P

25

11

56

31

28

450

11.1

3S1P

25

15

56

31

45

450

11.1

3S1P

75

22.5

68

17.5

57

450

14.8

4S1P

75

29

68

17.5

67

550

3.7

1S1P

15

26

44

9

15

800

7.4

2S1P

40

15

57

30

50

800

11.1

3S1P

40

23

52

30

72

850

11.1

3S1P

45

22.2

60

30.4

76

850

14.8

4S1P

45

29

60

31

99

900

11.1

3S1P

45

19.5

52

33.5

80

1000

7.4

2S1P

25

14

70

36

70

1000

11.1

3S1P

25

19

72

36

96

1000

22.2

6S1P

75

25.5

113

35

175

1050

11.1

3S1P

45

25

75

20

85

1050

11.1

3S1P

75

19

71

36

98

1050

14.8

4S1P

45

31

75

25

120

1050

14.8

4S1P

75

26

71

36

125

1300

7.4

2S1P

25

17

70

35

88

1300

11.1

3S1P

25

24

70

35

115

1300

11.1

3S1P

25

24

70

35

115

1300

11.1

3S1P

45

22.6

72

36.5

119

1300

11.1

3S1P

75

22.3

72

36

122

1300

11.1

3s1p

75

24.5

72

36

125

1300

14.8

4s1p

45

29.8

72

36.5

154

1300

14.8

4S1P

75

29.4

72

36

155

1300

14.8

4S1P

75

32

72

36

160

1300

14.8

4S1P

95

32

72

36

172.6

1400

11.1

3S1P

45

18.7

86

35.5

113

1400

11.1

3S1P

50

19.5

85

35

131

1400

22.2

6S1P

75

33

110

35.5

240

1550

7.4

2S1P

25

17

90

30

102

1550

11.1

3S1P

25

24

91

30

142

1550

11.1

3S1P

45

25

72

36.5

128

1550

11.1

3S1P

75

27

72

36

136

1550

11.1

3S1P

75

27.5

72

36

136

1550

14.8

4S1P

25

31.66

92

30.84

173

1550

14.8

4S1P

45

33

72

36.5

178

1550

14.8

4S1P

75

35

72

36

176

1550

14.8

4S1P

75

36

72

36

176

1600

22.2

6S1P

40

37

106

35

297

1800

7.4

2S1P

25

17.3

89.79

30.2

100.06

1800

11.1

3S1P

25

26

93

30

156

1800

11.1

3S1P

25

26

93

30

156

1800

11.1

3S1P

45

20.8

106

35.5

158

1800

11.1

3S1P

75

19.3

105

35

159

1800

11.1

3S1P

75

23

105

35

160

1800

14.8

4S1P

25

33

91

29

190

1800

14.8

4S1P

45

27.4

106

35.5

202

1800

14.8

4S1P

75

25.4

105

35

202

1800

14.8

4S1P

75

30

105

35

207

2200

7.4

2S1P

25

18.53

106

34

135.6

2200

7.4

2S1P

25

21

84

32

134

2200

7.4

2S1P

50

20

87.2

34

130

2200

11.1

3S1P

25

26

107

34

190

2200

11.1

3S1P

30

25

116

35

199

2200

11.1

3S1P

45

26

107

34

207

2200

11.1

3S1P

60

25

106

34

205

2200

14.8

4S1P

25

33.78

106

34

249

2300

11.1

3S1P

45

23.2

106

35.5

179

2300

14.8

4S1P

45

30.6

106

35.5

224

2600

11.1

3S1P

25

27

115

34

228

2600

11.1

3S1P

45

23

125

38

239

2700

11.1

3S1P

25

26

106

33

194

3300

11.1

3S1P

25

23

136

42

283

3300

11.1

3S1P

25

23

133

42

284

3300

14.8

4S1P

25

31

136

42

366

3300

14.8

4S1P

35

31

136

42

378

3300

22.2

6S1P

60

43.13

138.23

40.89

506

3500

7.4

2S1P

60

18.8

92.8

46.5

149

3500

7.4

2S1P

RX

16

97

45

142

3700

14.8

4S1P

45

29

136

43.5

361

3800

11.1

3S1P

25

28

136

42

336

3800

14.8

4S1P

25

36

136

43

418

4000

7.4

2S1P

25

22

139

48

240

4000

7.4

2S1P

TX

20

72

52

147

4000

11.1

3S1P

25

27

136

42

333

4000

11.1

3S1P

25

25

136

42

328

4000

14.8

4S1P

25

34

137

42

422

4000

22.2

6S1P

60

52

138

42

706

4200

7.4

2S2P

60

25

95

46

228

4400

14.8

4S1P

25

32

147

50

497

4500

22.2

6S1P

25

50

137

42

670

4600

7.4

2S2P

60

25mm

95mm

46.5mm

224

4800

7.4

2S3P

25

25

69

47

280

5000

7.4

2S1P

25

23

132

42

282

5000

7.4

2S1P

50

25

139

47

304

5000

7.4

2S1P

50

24

138

47

294

5000

7.4

2S1P

50

21.3

136.5

43.3

266

5000

11.1

3S1P

25

26

151

46

399

5000

11.1

3S1P

45

23

154

46

373

5000

11.1

3S1P

50

24

155.3

46.3

380

5000

14.8

4S1P

45

30

154

46

480

5000

14.8

4S1P

50

50

138

46

571

5000

18.5

5S1P

45

38

153

46

600

5000

22.2

6S1P

45

44

155

46

716

5000

22.2

6S1P

45

44

155

46

716

5000

22.2

6S1P

60

47.3

164.5

45.3

744

5100

7.4

2S3P

35

25

70

47

317

5100

11.1

3S1P

10

26

137

42

334

5300

7.4

2S1P

65

26

139

47

326

5300

11.1

3S1P

30

32

137

42

408

5300

11.1

3S1P

35

34.1

138

44

429

5500

11.1

3S1P

45

32

133.5

42

397

5500

14.8

4S1P

45

42

135.5

42

526

5500

18.5

5S1P

45

51.5

135.6

42.3

636

5500

22.2

6S1P

45

61

136

42

769

5500

22.2

6S1P

60

61

136

42

769

5700

7.4

2S3P

50

25

70

47

316

5700

7.4

2S3P

50

25

70

47

316

6000

7.4

2S1P

70

26

138

46

336

6000

7.4

2S1P

70

25.1

138.1

46.32

330.9

6000

22.2

6S1P

35

59

148

45

885

6200

14.8

4S1P

25

41

146

46

585

6200

18.5

5S1P

25

53

146

45

734

6200

22.2

6S1P

25

60

147

46

855

6500

7.4

2S1P

50

26

139

47

330

6600

14.8

4S2P

35

29

136

85

713

6750

14.8

4S1P

25

45

137

42

600

7000

3.7

1S2P

50

19

93

47

147

7000

7.4

2S2P

50

25

138.5

46.5

316

7000

22.2

6S1P

15

55

143

51

914

7000

22.2

6S1P

25

65

138

42

870

7200

7.4

2S1P

70

25

138

47

315

7200

7.4

2S1P

70

26

139

47

345

7200

7.4

2S1P

70

25.07

138.35

46.54

359.3

7200

14.8

4S1P

70

49

138.5

46.5

617

7600

7.4

2S2P

50

29

153

47

391

8000

14.8

4S1P

15

41

161

47

650

8000

22.2

6S1P

15

59

161

47

942

8000

22.2

6S1P

25

51

168

65

1160

9000

22.2

6S1P

25

37

208

73

1173

10000

14.8

4S1P

25

39

169

65

940

10000

22.2

6S1P

20

47

185

70

1319

10000

22.2

6S1P

25

59

165

64

1400

10000

22.2

6S1P

25

63

186

70

1517

10000

22.2

6S1P

25

63

180

70

1517

12000

22.2

6S1P

15

61

184

71

1620

12000

22.2

6S1P

15

61

202

76

1670

12000

22.2

6S1P

15

61

202

76

1670

12000

22.2

6S1P

15

61

184

71

1620

12000

22.2

6S1P

15

61

184

71

1620

16000

14.8

4S1P

15

44

180

74

1241

16000

22.2

6S1P

15

65

180

74

1932

16000

22.2

6S1P

15

70

202

88

2063

16000

22.2

6S1P

15

65

180

74

1932

22000

14.8

4S1P

25

43

204

90

1711

22000

22.2

6S1P

25

64

200

91

2490

22000

22.2

6S1P

25

69

213

96

2650

26000

22.2

6S1P

25

67

203

122

3185

28000

22.2

6S1P

25

67

205

121

3413

30000

22.2

6S1P

25

66

205

131

3673

Above are only small part of our all lipo battery cell and pack sizes.

Today we have the latest 4s offering from Tattu’s R-Line series of high performance fpv racer batteries.

Tattu R-Line 1550mah 4S 95CI’m already a huge fan of Tattu batteries for my daily drivers for a few reasons but mainly because they are quality that I can count on. What is written on the label is what you get and they can take more abuse than a ginger step-child with-out getting all puffy and dangerous.
Are quality high c-rated lipo’s really that important?

Hell yes they are, whether you are flying competitively or just for sport there is huge difference and while I am Not a battery nerd with a detailed breakdown… I can confidently tell you that you will feel every bit of power when its delivered that much faster. Check out this article on what’s in a C rating to understand exactly it means.

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Would I recommend the Tattu R-Line 1550mah 4S 95C?

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Why so many people looking forward to it and is Turnigy graphene lipo battery really can increase flight time for quadcopter? Today, I make a article about Turnigy graphene review for helping you to know what's the graphene battery and its performance.

What is the graphene lipo battery?

Graphene batteries is Newly developed a kind of new energy battery, which the use of lithium ion in graphene quickly a large number of shuttle between the surface and the electrode movement features.

There are at less 3 advantages of the graphene lipo battery as below:

High capacity energy storage

Shorten charging times

Longer cycle

Less weight

More cheaper

Turnigy graphene review 1300mah

As above image you see, Typically I see the end temperature around 130F to 140F. Again, the Turnigy graphene pack performed much better than a standard LiPo. After more than 80% discharge at 27A it was barely warm at 108.5F!

Conclusion

Can turnigy grapheneincrease flight time for quadcopter? Yes, but not exactly. In fact, according to our survey, graphene material just assisted as additives to increase the performance of lipo battery. So far, they are all more or less good for increasing the performance.

Gradually along with the mass production and large size problem, the industrialization application of graphene is speeding up, based on the existing research results, the commercial application of the first field would be on a mobile device, aerospace, new energy battery and drone field.

Now, there are many brands of graphene battery in the market such as Turnigy, Arris, Grazepony etc. Which one would you like to purchase? Please leave your messages on here, if you have any questions about the graphene battery.

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